Chi-Chia's blog

A pre-trip note for Kanazawa, Toyama, and Komatsu covering the late Edo and bakumatsu years: Kenroku-en and Seisonkaku, Zeniya Gohei and Ōno Benkichi, Ishiguro Nobuyoshi and the Toyama medicine trade, revived Kutani and the Haneda insect mound, the Hietsu earthquake of 1858, foreign ships and an Englishman's overland journey through Kanazawa in 1867, and the Kinmon Incident, the Tengu party, the assassination of a Toyama senior retainer, the Utatsuyama development, and the Hokuetsu campaign of 1868.

A pre-trip note for Kanazawa, Toyama, and Komatsu covering the early and middle Edo period: Maeda Toshitsune's creation of the Toyama and Daishōji branch domains and his retirement to Komatsu, the Tatsumi Canal, Gyokusen'inmaru garden and other works in Kanazawa, sealed village tax-assessment documents and the transfer of the Hakusan foothill villages to shogunal rule, Maeda Tsunanori's Hyakkō Hishō, Maeda Masatoshi and the Toyama medicine trade, Bashō's journey through Hokuriku in 1689, and the Shōtoku uprising, the Kaga disturbance, and Komatsu's festival floats in the eighteenth century.

A pre-trip note for Kanazawa, Toyama, and Komatsu covering the late Sengoku period: the fall of Nanao Castle and the Oda advance into southern Kaga in 1577, Uozu Castle and the Honnōji Incident in 1582, Maeda Toshiie's Kanazawa Castle, the Battle of Suemori in 1584, Sassa Narimasa's journey to Hamamatsu and Hideyoshi's Etchū campaign of 1585, and the Battle of Asainawate at Komatsu in 1600, with later works of fiction and art.

A hands-on review of Samsung's The Premiere 5 ultra-short-throw laser projector, covering my pre-purchase comparison, image quality impressions, wall-surface issues, hotel use, and USB-C PD power.

A pre-trip note for Kanazawa, Toyama, and Komatsu covering the Muromachi period: the Kaga shugo Togashi and the Chōkyō uprising of 1488, Rennyo and the Honganji temple network across Kaga and Etchū, the Kanazawa Midō of 1546 and the first documented use of the name Kanazawa, the Jinbō castles at Toyama and Masuyama, and Komatsu's Ataka harbour, Kaga-ware kilns, and Hasadani mountain castle.

A stay at OA Hotel near Wai'ao Beach in Yilan, covering the six-person room, parking, rooftop sea-view bath, Wai'ao Beach, OA Pizza, and breakfast at THE ARCHIPELAGO.

A stay at The Moment Hotel Yilan by Lakeshore inside the Yilan Park of NCFTA, covering the guest room area, parking, room details, the kids' playroom, and the convenience and limits of staying beside the park.

A summer family trip to Fenqihu, Alishan National Forest Recreation Area, and Shizhuo, with a stay at the Chunghwa Telecom Alishan guesthouse, rides on the Alishan Forest Railway, a walk from Zhushan to the Ogasawara Mountain Viewing Platform, the Shuishan Forest Therapy Trail, and a very early drive back to Taipei.